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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF OCTOBER 4,1996 PSA#1694HQ Electronic Systems Center, Directorate of Contracting, R&D
Contracting Division (ESC/PKR), 104 Barksdale Street, Hanscom AFB, MA A -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL BEAMFORMING
ANTENNA TECHNOLOGY POC Dr. Jeffrey Herd, RL/ERA, Technical Contact,
617-377-8904, E-MAIL: Herd@RL.AF.MIL, or Dr. Hans Steyskal, RL/ERA,
617-377-2052. The Antennas and Components Division of Rome Laboratory,
acting for the Joint Director of Laboratories (JDL) subpanel on
Antenna Support Technology, has been tasked by the Director of Defense
Research and Engineering (DDR&E) to formulate a DOD program in Digital
Beamforming Antenna Technology (DBFAT). The goal of the program is to
develop DBFAT to a point where it will be competitive for practical DOD
applications. The DBFAT Program is envisioned to have two phases. The
first phase will be a broad study of essential aspects of DBFAT such as
system hardware, processing, and architectures. The second and much
larger phase will focus on several specific applications which have
been identified in Phase 1 as critical for future DOD systems, and will
develop and produce hardware which is efficient and low-cost for these
applications. For planning purposes, Rome Laboratory is seeking
information on current and future DBFAT. Interested parties are invited
to submit a white paper of no more than twenty (20) pages which
describes their concepts for achieving the technology development goals
outlined above. The white papers will be reviewed by a multi-laboratory
working group including representatives from Rome Laboratory, Wright
Laboratory, Naval Research Laboratory, Army Research Laboratory, Naval
Ocean Systems Center, and Army MICOM, and will be used as input for
recommendations to DDR&E for the DBFAT Program. White papers are
considered proprietary and will be distributed only to the members of
the DOD working group. The submissions should pertain to relevant
aspects of DBFAT for future DOD systems. Themes of particular interest
include low-cost DBF element modules, signal and data distribution
networks, direct RF-sampling receivers, multiple beam systems with
ultra-low sidelobes, and a discussion of specific applications where
DBFAT will lead to significant advantages in cost and/or performance
over conventional technology. Adaptive processing topics must be
directly related to hardware or architectural implementation issues.
Responses to this request should be submitted with an original and ten
(10) copies to RL/ERA, ATTN: DR. JEFFREY HERD, 31 GRENIER STREET,
HANSCOM AFB, MA 01731-3010 by 31 OCTOBER 1996, however responses will
be accepted after that date. This synopsis is for informational
purposes only. Responders are cautioned that only Government
Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit the Government.
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